καμψός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the Proto-Indo-European *kh₂emp-, from *kh₂em- (“bend”, “curve”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kamp.sós/ → /kampˈsos/ → /kampˈsos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kamp.sós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kampˈsos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kampˈsos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kampˈsos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kampˈsos/

Adjective

καμψός • (kampsós) m (feminine καμψή, neuter καμψόν); first/second declension

1. crooked, bent
   • 5th century CE, Hesychius Alexandreus, Συναγωγὴ Πασῶν Λέξεων κατὰ Στοιχεῖον

Declension

First and second declension of καμψός; καμψή; καμψόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		καμψός kampsós	καμψή kampsḗ	καμψόν kampsón		καμψώ kampsṓ	καμψᾱ́ kampsā́	καμψώ kampsṓ		καμψοί kampsoí	καμψαί kampsaí	καμψᾰ́ kampsá
Genitive		καμψοῦ kampsoû	καμψῆς kampsês	καμψοῦ kampsoû		καμψοῖν kampsoîn	καμψαῖν kampsaîn	καμψοῖν kampsoîn		καμψῶν kampsôn	καμψῶν kampsôn	καμψῶν kampsôn
Dative		καμψῷ kampsôi	καμψῇ kampsêi	καμψῷ kampsôi		καμψοῖν kampsoîn	καμψαῖν kampsaîn	καμψοῖν kampsoîn		καμψοῖς kampsoîs	καμψαῖς kampsaîs	καμψοῖς kampsoîs
Accusative		καμψόν kampsón	καμψήν kampsḗn	καμψόν kampsón		καμψώ kampsṓ	καμψᾱ́ kampsā́	καμψώ kampsṓ		καμψούς kampsoús	καμψᾱ́ς kampsā́s	καμψᾰ́ kampsá
Vocative		καμψέ kampsé	καμψή kampsḗ	καμψόν kampsón		καμψώ kampsṓ	καμψᾱ́ kampsā́	καμψώ kampsṓ		καμψοί kampsoí	καμψαί kampsaí	καμψᾰ́ kampsá
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		καμψῶς kampsôs				καμψότερος kampsóteros				καμψότᾰτος kampsótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• καμπή (kampḗ)
• κάμπη (kámpē)
• κάμπτω (kámptō)

References

• “καμψός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press